How to read this report - 24.09.2025
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The report is made up of a cover report and appendices covering the corporate summary, treasury management indicators, adult social care and health, business services, children's services, communities economy and transport, governance services, and the strategic risk register. p2p3p4p5p6p7p8
The departmental appendices give commentary and data tables on Council Plan targets, savings targets, the revenue budget and the capital programme, with different rules for reporting changes to targets in each quarter. p10p11p12p13p14
Appendix 8 sets out the commentary explaining mitigating actions for strategic risks. p15
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- p2· Cover report (includes how to read this report)
- p3· Appendix 1 Corporate Summary · Appendix 2 Treasury Management Prudential Indicators
- p4· Appendix 3 Adult Social Care and Health – (ASCH)
- p5· Appendix 4 Business Services (Department) – (BSD)
- p6· Appendix 5 Children’s Services (Department) – (CSD)
- p7· Appendix 6 Communities, Economy and Transport – (CET)
- p8· Appendix 7 Governance Services – (GS) · Appendix 8 Strategic Risk Register Cover report, Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 The cover report, Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 provide a concise corporate summary of progress against all our Council Plan Targets (full year outturns at quarter 4), Revenue Budget, Savings Targets, Capital Programme and Treasury Management Prudential Indicators. The cover report highlights a selection of key topics from the departmental appendices, for the four Council priorities:
- p10· helping people help themselves; and · making best use of resources now and for the future. More information on each of these topics is provided in the relevant departmental appendix referenced in brackets, e.g. (Appendix 3). More detailed performance and finance data is also available in the departmental appendices. Departmental Appendices 3-7 The departmental appendices provide a single commentary covering issues and progress against key topics for the department (including all those mentioned in the cover report). This is followed by data tables showing progress against Council Plan Targets, Savings Targets, Revenue Budget, and Capital Programme for the department. For each topic, the commentary references supporting data in the tables at the end of the appendix, e.g. (ref i) . The tables include this reference in the ‘note ref’ column on the right hand side. Where the commentary refers to the Revenue Budget or Capital Programme, it may refer to all or part of the amount that is referenced in the table, or it may refer to several amounts added together. Performance exceptions follow these rules:
- p11Quarter 1 All targets not expected to be achieved at year end i.e. not RAG rated Green, and any proposed amendments or deletions. Changes to targets early in Q1 should be made under delegated authority for the Council Plan refresh in June.
- p12Quarter 2 Targets that have changed RAG rating since Q1 including changes to Green (except where target was amended at Q1), plus proposed amendments or deletions.
- p13Quarter 3 Targets that have changed RAG rating since Q2 including changes to Green (except where target was amended at Q2), plus proposed amendments or deletions.
- p14Quarter 4 Targets that have changed RAG rating since Q3 to Red or Green (except where target was amended at Q3). Outturns that are not available are reported as Carry Overs. All target outturns for the full year are reported in the year end summary at Appendix 1.
- p15Strategic Risk Register Appendix 8 Appendix 8 contains commentary explaining mitigating actions for all Strategic Risks.
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